Framingham's Welcoming Proclamation

Framingham's Welcoming Proclamation is our finest example of how
the road to hell is paved with good intentions. It was
written in a very contentious environment and certain words were
specifically left out.

In the last sentence where it says
of all who become part of our community, it should have said
of all law abiding people who become part of our community.
Those who wanted this proclamation fought desperately and won the
right to exclude the term law abiding. This would allow
the inclusion of all illegal criminal aliens who settle in Framingham.

The notion that this was encoded as a town policy and signed by
four members of the Board of Selectman is just plain absurd.
It still stands as a town policy peddled by Katherine Murphy as
Chairman of the Board of Selectman.